Shock resistant mounting for vehicles



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SHOCK'RESISTANT MOUNTING FOR VEHICLES Filed March 8, 1952 s Sheets-Sheet1 7, 1956 L. D. HAGENBOOK 2,757,809

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SHOCK RESISTANT MOUNTING FOR VEHICLES Filed March 8, 1952' 3Sheets-Sheet 3 2,757,809 SHOCK RESISTANT MOUNTING FOR Loy Hagenbook,Chicago, 11]., assignor to fqoodman Manufacturing Company, Chicago,11]., a corporation or Illinois Application March 8, 1952, Serial No.275,568

11 Claims. (Cl. 214783.36)

have a conveyor movable along the bottom of the car and the height ofthe .car is limited by the depth of the working seam. in order tomaintain a high capacity car with a minimum overall height, the conveyorforming the bottom of the vehicle is arranged closely adjacent theground, resulting in a low vehicle of a low ground clearance.

Due to this low ground clearance and low overall height of the vehicle,it has never beenpo ssible to suspend the frame of the vehicle onsprings. The rear axle and Wheels usually have the frame directlymounted thereon, while the front axle and wheels are usually mounted onthe frame for limited vertical movement about an axis extending alongthe longitudinal center of the frame.

In carrying out ,my invention, I provide a suspension for the vehicleframe on its axles, accommodating the axles for free back and forwardmovement with respect to the frame, to compensate for a lack of verticalsgri-n ging of the vehicle, and to cushion the starting S eers of motortorque on the axles from the vehicle frame.

I further make it possible to eliminate the differentials heretoforeprovided in the drive to each set of fr'ofnt and rear wheels byaccommodating the front and rear axles to move back and forth withrespect to each other during travel of the vehicle along the ground, sothat when Still another object of my invention is to provide a springmounting for a shuttle car of a low overall height and ground clearanceby spring mounting the axles for limited forward and backward movement'with respect to the car "frame so as to cushion the shock of motortorque and accommodate the wheels riding over a bump to take more'timeto raise the car body over the bump.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a shock resistantmounting for vehicles of the shuttle car type arranged to absorb shocksfrom the axles to the frame by mounting the axles for floating movementlongitudinall'y of the frame and yieldably restraining floating movementthereof.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a novel and improvedform of shock resistantmounting for vehicles of the shuttle car typearranged to render the use of differentials heretofore used in the driveto the front and rear wheels to such vehicles unnecessary, byaccommodating each axle to translationally move back and forth withrespect to the car body to the ground to automatically maintain thespeeds of the front and rear wheels substantially the same by relativemovement of said axles with respect to each other.

Another and more detailed object of my invention is to provide a shockresistant mounting for shuttle cars of the type having a conveyorextending along the bottom thereof between the sidewalls thereof, withfront and rear axles extending through the runs of the conveyor, soarranged as to reduce the shocks imparted to the vehicle frame withoutinterfering with the conveyor or increasing "the height of the machineby guiding the axles for movement longitudinally of the frame and bymaintainihg the axles in centered relation with respect to their guideineansby opposing spring means.

These and other objects of my invention will appear from time to time asthe following specification proceeds and with reference to theaccompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a shumecar illustrating one ice ' form inwhich my invention may .be embodied;

alternate rough and smooth ground is encountered, one

axle will move backward due to the reaction of its wheels against therough ground and the other axle will move toward the one axle, and whenthe wheels on the one axle pass onto the smooth ground and thewheels'on' the other axle pass onto rough ground, the two axles willmoveaway from each other due to the reaction ofwheels of the other axleon the rough ground. This variation in spacing of the axles will thusautomatically compensate for the slightly differing rotational specds ofthe front and rear wheels.

A principal object of my invention is to provide a shock resistantmounting for vehicles arranged a view toward reducing the shocks to avehicle body "as it travels over rough ground without increasingtheiheight of the vehicle.

Another object of my invention is to provide a novcl and improved formof shock resistant mounting for vehicles by mounting a vehicle axle tomove longitudinally of the vehicle frame when its wheels encounter roughground, and by yieldably centering the vehicle aide with respect to theframe.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary isometric view of the shuttle car shown inFigure 1 illustrating the longitudinal floatin; mountings for the axlesand the steerihg linkage for the wheels or the vehicle; t

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken through the front steering bell crankshown in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is another sectional view taken substantially along line IV-IVof Figure 1 but omittin ggth bell crank shownin Figure 3; t

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially along line V V ofFigure 1 and illustrating the relation of the front axle to one of theside walls or the vehicle;

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantially alon the line of Figure1 illustrating certain details of the resilient floating mounting forthe rear axle of the vehicle; and 7 Figures 7 and 8 are diagram'maticviews showing the vehicletravelling over alternate smooth and roughground and schematically illustrating certain principles of myinvention.

In the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the drawings, I haveshown generally a shuttle car of a type adapted to be loaded at theworking face of a mine usually by a loading machine, or a combinedmining and loading machine. The shuttle car is shown as including "aframe 10 having a conveyor 11 extending along a bot- The side walls 13,13 extend generally vertically for the entire length of the car aboveand below the bottom plate 12 and are outwardly flared adjacent thereceiving end of the conveyor to provide a widened hopper to accommodatea loading boom (not shown) of a loading device to laterally move withrespect thereto during the loading operation, and to increase thecapacity of the car at its receiving end, as is usual with vehicles ofthis type.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, the side walls 13, 13 arebraced intermediate their ends by an X-frame 14 disposed beneath thebottom of the plate 12 between front and rear axles 16 and 17,respectively, for the vehicle. The X-frame 14 is shown as being open atits center to accommodate a steering link 15, connecting front and rearsteering wheels 18, 18 and 19, 19 on the outer ends of the axles 16 and17, respectively, to turn together for steering the vehicle. Hollowcross beams 20, 20 which may be of a box-like cross-section, extendacross the side walls 13, 13 adjacent each end of the X-frame 14. Saidcross beams are shown as being open adjacent the central portionthereof, to accommodate a front steering bell crank 21 and arm 22extending therefrom, and a rear steering lever 23 and arm 24 extendingtherefrom.

The front axle 16 is pivoted for movement about the axis of alongitudinally extending shaft 26 and supports the frame 10 on saidshaft. Said front axle is also movable along said shaft backwardly andforwardly with respect to the frame 10 against a centering compressionspring 27, as will hereinafter more clearly appear as this specificationproceeds. The shaft 26 is shown as being secured at its ends tolongitudinally spaced transverse beams or angle irons 28, 28 connectedat their ends to the side walls 13, 13.

The front axle 16 extends through elongated openings or slots 29, 29formed in the side walls 13, 13 to accommodate the front axle forlimited vertical and longitudinal movement with respect to the frame 10(see Figure The wheels 18, 18 are suitably mounted on opposite ends ofthe front axle 16 for steering movement about upright spindles generallyindicated by reference characters 30, 30. The mountings of said wheelson said steering spindles and the journaling of said wheels on theirhorizontally extending spindles (not shown) may be of any well knownform and are not herein shown or described in detail since they form nopart of my present invention.

The rear axle 17 is shown as being of a hollow box-like constructionwith a central reinforcing wall and extends through longitudinallyextending slots 31, 31 in the side walls 13, 13 of the main frame 10. InFigure 2, the main frame is shown as resting directly on said axle onthe upper walls of the slots 31, 31. It should be understood, however,that if desired, a bearing or snubbing plate may be interposed betweensaid main frame and axle, and that any other snubbing or shock absorbingmeans may be interposed therebetween, to atford the required resistanceto slidable movement of the axle with respect to the frame, and to serveas a shock absorbing medium.

The rear axle 17 is movable along the guide slots 31, 31 against opposedcentering compression springs 32, 32 yieldably maintaining said axle incentered relation with respect to said slots, as will hereinafter moreclearly appear as this specification proceeds.

The rear wheels 19, 19 are suitably mounted on the outer ends of theaxle 17 for turning movement with re spect thereto about horizontal axesand for steering movement about vertical spindles indicated generally byref erence characters 33, 33. Said spindles and the mounting of thewheels thereon and also the journaling of the wheels for rotation uponhorizontal axes are not herein shown or described since they may be ofany well known form and are no part of my present invention.

The frame is shown as having an operators compartment 35 at the forwardend thereof to one side of the conveyor 11 and on the outside of theside wall 13 which in Figure l is the left hand side wall. A steeringwheel.36 is shown as being mounted in said operator's compartment. Thesteering wheel 36 may be suitably connected with a booster cylinder 37for steering the vehicle. The booster cylinder 37 may be of a well knownform of steering booster cylinder in common use for steering motorvehicles and the connection from the steering wheel 36 to said boostercylinder may also be of a well known form commonly used in shuttle canand no part of my present invention so not herein shown or described indetail.

The booster cylinder 37 is shown as having a piston rod 38 extendingtherefrom, having pivotal connection at its free end with one arm of abell crank 39, pivoted intermediate its ends to the left hand side wall13 on the outside thereof, on a bracket 40. The other arm of the bellcrank 39 has pivotal connection with a transversely movable rod 41extending through an opening 42 in the side wall 13. The rod 41 is shownas being connected at its opposite end with one arm of the bell crank21, for pivotally moving said bell crank and the rear steering arm 23through the link 15 extending through the center of the X-frame 14. Thebell crank 21 is shown as being mounted between the top and bottom sidesof the cross beam 20 on a pivot pin 43. The forwardly extending lever 22is shown as being of a generally triangular form in plan with its apexextending from the hub of the bell crank 21. Two links 44, 44 arepivotally connected with the arm 22 adjacent opposite ends of the baseof the triangle and are pivotally connected at their outer ends withsteering arms 45, 45, suitably connected with the front wheels forpivoting said wheels about the axes of the front spindles 30, 30.

In a like manner, the lever arm 23 is shown as being connected betweenthe top and bottom sides of the rear cross beam 20 on a pivot pin 46.The rearwardly extending lever arm 24 is shown as being of a generallytriangular form with its apex extending from the hub of the lever 23 andhaving steering links 47, 47 pivotally connected thereto adjacentopposite ends of the base of said arm. The links 47, 47 have pivotalconnection with steering arms 48, 48, suitably connected with the rearwheels 19, 19 for pivoting said rear wheels about the axes of thespindles 33, 33 simultaneously with steering movement of the frontwheels to steer the vehicle.

The conveyor 11 is shown as being a well known form of chain andflight-type conveyor movable along the bottom plate 12 from one end ofthe car to the other between the side walls 13, 13 and may be drivenfrom a fluid motor and reducer 49 at the discharge end of the conveyor.The return run of the conveyor is shown in Figure 4 as being slidablyguided to travel beneath the axle 16. The return run of said conveyor isalso guided beneath the steering linkage just described and the axle 17to the receiving end of the car. The forward and rear axles l6 and 17are thus contained between the load-- carrying and return runs of theconveyor 11, as is the steering linkage effecting steering movement ofthe front and rear wheels 18, 18 and 19, 19, respectively.

Individual motors 50, 50 are suitably mounted on the outsides of theside walls 13, 13 for driving the front wheels 18, 18 and the rearwheels 19, 19. Each motor 50 is shown as having a speed reducer 51secured thereto. The speed reducer 51 may be of any well known form soarranged as to provide the required reduction in speed from the motorshaft to drive the car at the slow speed necessary for undergroundoperation. As herein shown, each speed reducer 51 has universal couplingmembers 52, 53 extending in opposite directions therefrom and havingshafts 54, and 55, respectively, driven therefrom. The shafts 54 and 55may be splined and are shown as having slidable driving engagement withthe sleeves 56 and 57, respectively, which may be internally splined.The sleeve 56 is shown as having driving connection with a rear wheel 19through a suitable system of reduction gearing (not shown) and no partof my present invention so not herein described further.

The sleeve '57 driven from the shaft '55 likewise has driving connectionwith the front wheel 18 through suitable reduction gearing which is notherein shown or described since it forms no part of my presentinvention.

It should be noted, however, that the front and rear wheels on each sideof the vehicle are driven by individual motors 5G, 50 and that the driveconnections from said motors to said wheels may be direct gear reductiondrive connections and that the longitudinal drive shafts therefor areextensible to accommodate the front and rear axles 16 and 17'to movebackwardly and forwardly ivith respect to the'motors 50, 50 and the sidewalls 3, 13.

Referring now in particular to the floating mountings for the front andrear axles 16 and 1-7 on the frame It), the rear axle 17 is shown asextending through the longitudinally extending rectilinear guide slots31, 31 in the side walls 13, 13, and as being abutted at its oppositeends just inwardly of said slots by the opposed compression springs 32,32. The springs 32,32 are shown as being mounted on the inside of theside walls 13, 13 and as abutting lugs 59, :39 extending inwardly fromsaid side walls and spaced from opposite ends of the rectilinear guideslots 31, 31. The spri'ngs'32,'-32 are shown as encircling retainer pins60, 60 extending inwardly from the lugs 59, 59 toward the axle 17. Theadjacentends of the springs 32, 32 are shown as encircling retainer pins61, 61 extending from opposite sides oft-he axle 17 toward the lugs 59,59. The centering springs 32, 32 engaging opposite sides of the axle 17inwardly of the side frame members 13, 13 thus serve to center the axle'17 with respect to the rectilinear guide slots 31, 31 and toaccommodate said axle for resilient floating movement along said guideslots in either a forward or backward direction.

The front axle 16 movable along and tiltable about the longitudinallyextending shaft 26 is herein shown as including a transverse axle beam65 generally U-shaped in cross-section and opening toward the ground andhaving hollow axle beams 66 mounted therein andextending therefromthrough the slotted portions 29, 29 of the side walls 13, 13 and havingthe vertical steering spindles 30, 30 mounted on the ends thereof. Theaxle beams 66, 66 may be secured to the axle beam 65 as by riveting orin any other suitable manner.

The transverse axle beam 65 has a central forwardly extending bracketportion opening toward the ground and having a depending front wall 69within which is slidably mounted a flanged bushing or sleeve 70. Theflange of said sleeve is shown as being on the inside of thefront wall69. A second flanged bushing or sleeve 71 is mounted in the rear wall'72 of the axle beam 65, with the flange thereof on the inside ofsaid'rear wall and facing the flange of the flanged sleeve 7f Theflanged sleeves 70 and 71 are mounted on the longitudinal shaft 26 andform a mounting'for the transverse axle beam 65 and the front axle 16 onsaid shaft for pivotal movement with respect thereto and for slidablemovement therealong.

The centering compression spring 27 is shown as encircling thelongitudinal shaft 26 and as being seated at its opposite ends intheflanges. of the respective sleeves 70 and 71, to. yieldably maintainthe front axle 16, in I side walls 13, 13 thereof, that said axles willalso move relatively to the steering linkage mechanism therefor. Thiswill cause the wheels to turn in one direction or another an amountdetermined by the displacement thereof with respect to the frame. Whilethis turning movement back and forth may be objectionable in arelatively high speed fast moving vehicle, it is neither objectionablenot detrimental and has no effect on the operation of a vehicle of the'class herein shown and described, since the speed of the vehicle isusually only afew miles an hour. a

In Figures 7 and 8, I have diagrammatically shown the positions of theaxles 16 and 17 with respect to the vehicle frame while traversingalternate smooth and rough bottom and in Figure 7, I show the frontwheels 18 of the vehicle riding over a bump-with the rear wheels onsmooth bottom. As the wheels 18 strike a bump, the entire axle assemblywill move against its centering spring means, illustratively shown inthis figure as being two opposing springs 27 and 27*. As the wheels 18engage a bump on the .ground or mine floor, the spring 27 will becompressed and the wheels will slow up due to deflection of thecentering springs, giving the wheels more time to I raise the tire andcar body over the bump.

This arrangement also makes it possible to eliminate the differentialheretofore provided in the drive to each set of front and rear wheels.Such differentials have heretofore been necessary because when travelingover rough and smooth stretches of ground, the wheels on 'the'rou'ghground must increase their rotational speed to compensate for the addedsurface that must be traversed. With the shuttle car as constructed atpresent, the distance between the front and rear axles is always fixedand one set of wheels must rotate at a higher speed than the other theinstant the footing differs or the ground becomes rough, to preventsliding of the tires on the ground. In

order to accommodate this, a differential has heretofore or floor, thefront and rear axles are floated toward a cen-.

tral position between springs 27 27 and 32, 32. As the front wheels passover -a rough spot on the ground, the

' front axle will be shifted backwardly compressing the rear springs27*. Since the wheels journalled on the rear axle are on smooth ground,the rear axle will'be translated forwardly at a relatively greater speedcompressing the front springs 32. The two axles will thus move'clo'sertogether, as shown in Figure 7.

When the front wheels pass onto smooth ground and the rear wheelsencounter rough ground, as shown in Figure 8, the rear axle will movebackwardly away from the front axle against therear springs 32 tendingto move the frame 10 rearwardly, while the front axle will moveforwardly against the springs 2'7 with the result that the two axleswill move apart. Thus, as the front and rear wheels alternately passover relatively-rough and smooth ground,-the spacing of the axlesautomatically varies to compensate for the tendency of the front andrear wheels to travel at slightly differing rotational speeds, renderingthe use of differentials on each side of the shuttle car unnecessary tocompensate for thediflfering speeds. v

It may further be seen that as the car starts, theaxles initially pushagainst the body through the front springs if the vehicle starts in aforwarddirection. This prevents the direct application of shock loadsfrom the axle to-the body' and also reduces the stresses on the drivingmechanism and softens the starting-action of the car.

It will be understood that modifications and variations may be effectedwithout vdeparting from the-scope of the novel concepts of the presentinvention.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a shock resistant mounting for a vehicle having a frame, twospaced axles having wheels journaled thereon and forming a support forsaid frame, means mounting one of said axles on said frame forlongitudinal floating movement with respect thereto, a longitudinalpivot shaft mounting the other of said axles on said frame for longitudinal movement along said shaft and for vertical movement with respectthereto about the axis of said shaft, and spring means interposedbetween said frame and opposite sides of both of said axles andyieldably restraining movement thereof longitudinally of said frame ineither direction.

2. In a shock resistant mounting for a vehicle having a frame, twospaced axles having wheels journaled thereon forming a support for saidframe, means for mounting one of said axles for floating movementlongitudinally of said frame comprising two laterally spaced alignedlongitudinal guides extending along said frame and having said axleslidably mounted therein, spring means centering said axle with respectto said guides, a shaft extending along the longitudinal center of saidframe, the other of said axles being mounted on said shaft for pivotalmovement with respect thereto and for slidable movement therealong, andspring means yieldably centering said axle on said shaft.

3. In a shock resistant mounting for a vehicle having a frame, twospaced axles having wheels journaled thereon, means for mounting one ofsaid axles for floating movement longitudinally of said frame comprisingtwo laterally spaced longitudinal guides extending along said frame andhaving said one axle slidably mounted thereon, and opposed spring meansat opposite ends of said guides having engagement with opposite sides ofsaid axle and yieldably centering said axle with respect to said guides.

4. In a shock resistant mounting for a vehicle having a frame, twospaced axles having wheels journaled thereon for supporting said frame,means for mounting one of said axles for floating movementlongitudinally of said frame comprising two laterally spaced alignedlongitudinal guides having said axle slidably mounted therein andsupporting said frame on said axle, opposed springs at opposite sides ofsaid frame having engagement with said axle for yieldably centering saidaxle along said guides, a shaft extending along the longitudinal centerof said frame, an axle mounted on said shaft for pivotal movementthereabout and for slidable movement therealong, and spring meansyieldably centering said axle on said shaft.

5. In a shuttle car, a frame having laterally spaced side walls and abottom plate extending therebetween, a conveyor extending along saidbottom plate, a pair of spaced axles extending between the runs of saidconveyor and having wheels journaled on the ends thereof, and means formounting said frame on said axles and reducing the shocks impartedthereto when starting and traversing rough ground comprising a shaftextending along said frame in centered relation with respect to saidside walls and having one of said axles mounted thereon for slidablemovement therealong and for pivotal movement thereabout, meansrestraining pivotal movement of said axle to the space between the runsof said conveyor, two laterally spaced rectilinear guides in said frameand having the other said axles mounted therein for slidable movementtherealong and forming a support for said frame on said other axle, andopposing spring means operatively engaging each of said axles andyieldably maintaining said axles in longitudinally centered relationwith respect to said shaft and guide means.

6. In a shuttle car, a frame having laterally spaced side walls with aconveyor disposed therebetween and extending along the bottom of saidframe, spaced axles extending between the runs of said conveyorrectilinear guide means supporting said frame on said axles and guidingsaid axles on said frame for movement longitudinally thereof, wheelsjournaled on the ends of said axles, a motor mounted on the outside ofeach side wall, extensible drive connections from each motor to a frontand rear wheel, and means for yieldably maintaining said axles inlongitudinally centered relation with respect to said guide means andaccommodating said axles to vary the spacing thereof when traveling overrough ground and automatically equalizing the speeds of said front andrear wheels by relative movement of said axles with respect to eachother.

7. In a shuttle car, a frame having laterally spaced side walls, a pairof spaced axles, wheels mounted on said axles, a motor on the outside ofeach side wall, extensible drive connections from each motor to a frontand a rear wheel, means mounting said frame on said axles andaccommodating said axles to move longitudinally thereof and to vary thespacing between said axles when said wheels are traveling rough groundand automatically equalizing the speeds of said wheels by relativemovement of said axles with respect to each other comprising support andguide means on said frame, sup porting said frame on said axles andguiding said axles for independent longitudinal movement with respect tosaid frame, and spring means on said frame having operative engagementwith said axles for yieldably centering said axles with respect to saidsupport and guide means.

8. In a shuttle car, a frame having laterally spaced side walls, twosupport axles therefor having driving wheels journaled on the endsthereof, a motor mounted on the outside of each of said side walls,extensible drive connections from each motor to a pair of front and reardrive wheels, longitudinal guides on said frame forming a support forsaid frame on said axles and guiding said axles for longitudinalmovement with respect to said frame, and opposing spring means yieldably restraining movement of said axles with respect to said frame ineither direction and accommodating said axles to move relatively to saidframe when traversing alternate rough and smooth ground andautomatically equalizing the speeds of said wheels by relative movementof said axles with respect to each other.

9. A shock resistant mounting for low vehicles of a low overall roadclearance operable in confined spaces comprising a frame, two spacedaxles having wheels thereon forming a support for said frame, supportand guide means for said axles on said frame mounting said frame on saidaxles and guiding said axles for limited longitudinal movement withrespect to said frame, and oppositely acting compression springs havingoperative engagement with said axles and yieldably restraining movementof said axles with respect to said frame in either direction.

10. A shock resistant mounting for vehicles of a low overall roadclearance operable in confined spaces, comprising a frame havinglaterally spaced side walls, a pair of spaced axles having wheelsthereon for supporting said frame for movement along the ground,longitudinally extending support and guide means in said side walls, forsupporting said frame on one of said axles and accommodating said axleto move longitudinally with respect to said frame, and other support andguide means for the other of said axles supporting said frame on saidaxle and accommodating said axle for longitudinal movement with respectto said frame and for pivotal movement about an axis extending along thecenter thereof, and centering springs yieldably centering said axleswith respect to said support and guide means and yieldable accommodatingmovement of said axles along said support and guide means in eitherdirection.

11. A shock resistant mounting for vehicles of a low overall roadclearance operable in confined spaces comprising a frame havinglaterally spaced side walls, two longitudinally spaced axles havingwheels thereon and supporting said frame for movement along the ground,

means mounting said frame on said axles and accommodating said axles tomove longitudinally thereof and vary the spacing therebetwcen when saidwheels are traveling over rough ground and automatically equalizing thespeeds of said wheels by relative movement of said axles with respect toeach other comprising aligned longitudinally extending support and guideslots in said side Walls for supporting said frame on one of said axlesand accommodating said axle to move longitudinally along said slots withrespect to said frame, a shaft mounted on said frame and extending alongthe center thereof and having said other axle mounted thereon formovement therealong and pivotal movement thereabout, and centeringsprings engageable with said axles and yieldably centering said axleswith respect to said slots and shaft.

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